Carnival of Ohio Politics #108

You know, given all the unbelievable comments, quotes and revealed behaviors coming down right now, I'm guessing that there isn't anyone who couldn't learn a little something from at least one of the 108 yoga poses for idiots. The only thing that would make that book better would be if it was 108 yoga poses for bloggers.

Pose #1 comes from Roland Hansen Commentary. He wants us to think about the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and The Money Tree. And I don't think that post has anything to do with Phil Rizzutto and The Money Store.

Into My Own assumes Pose #2 and answers why levies are failing (hint: it's not because voters hate schools).

Coming in for Pose #3 is this week's third set of submissions that, coincidentally, included three posts, two from the Keeler Political Report and one from The Point. First up, Alex Arshinkoff loyalists are ousted from the Summit County Board of Elections and thoughts on Joe Hallett's prediction that Governor Ted Strickland will be the veep choice of Hillary Clinton, should she win the nomination to be the Democratic presidential candidate in this year's general election. And from The Points, Richland County voters don't take advantage of the paper ballots provided by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.

Progress Ohio takes Pose #4 with two submissions this week: one focuses on the Ohio Election Justice Campaign and the second concerns The Wacky World of Now (okay, so it's not exactly Ohio politics but it does kind of fit well with the yoga theme).

Drifting into Pose #5 is Bearing Drift Ohio is a riff on the riff of Saturday Night Live's riff on Hillary Clinton's "I'll be ready on Day One" riff. And, based on the submissions this week, I feel safe in saying that not only are some of us political bloggers getting pressed to stay enthused in politics just at this moment, but, as this post shows you, we're feeling pummeled by other local happenings too.

The Dean of Cincinnati poses for #6 with Uncounted: A non-partisan tale of voter fraud. Another Beacon writer, Justin Jeffre, looks at Robert Kennedy, Jr. at NKU and how a former prosecutor says that the drug war is a horrendous failure and now supports legalization.

For some Ohio primary perspectives, we've got Divided We Stand United We Fall in Pose #7. While the Sunday Soliloquy tells The Story in Ohio and Texas, Divided We Stand's author believes that Jonathan Alter has a comprehension problem. Ooooo - such bloggy stuff.

How's this question, posed here at #8 by Lisa Renee of Glass City Jungle: Was there fraud with our presidential primary or were election procedures not followed; it appears it could be a combination of both?

I wouldn't recommend even Just Blowing Smoke while doing whatever the book says is Pose #9, but blogging about post-election depression? Well, I can see how someone might want to do yoga and smoke at the same time if they've got that.

How about group poses for #10? Network Weaving encourages us to look at how friend talking to friends makes so many things possible that, if we're alone and not communicative, can't ever be accomplished.

Jeff of Ohio Daily Blog holds Pose #11 this week. He wants to highlight an interview that he did with OH-03 congressional candidate Jane Mitakides that will help you really get to know her. Always magnanimous, Jeff says that I should give myself credit for sending him information about how a surge in provisional ballots could trigger severe criticism of the election process (I know, are you thinking, what's news about that!? how sad we are sometimes). Finally, nobody does it better: News and Notes on Ohio Congressional Races. The MSM cannot touch him in this regard. Honestly.

Pose #12 shows Conservative Culture in a three-fer: a local woman is proud to become an American, Congressman Jim Jordan's son wins a state title and an opinion that Governor Ted Strickland likes the idea of voting do-overs.

Bonobos can probably do 108 yoga poses far more easily than at least your truly, but Blue Bexley makes it to Pose #13. He gives us posts on a late hit in the OH-12 as well as a detailed description of how Bexley, Ohio voted and how Obama takes bluer urban precincts though he sees no correlation in the 'burbs.

For my Pose #14, I will contort the topics of the dangers of Jason Werner in the OH-10, my first music video, featuring ODP Chair Chris Redfern and blog post for the good of mankind: help get Dan Moulthrop to go bald and raise money for childrens cancer research.

Thank you to all of this week's contributors and readers. Please pass on the info about submitting and reading and, of course, commenting too.